Katherine Gottlieb facts for kids

Katherine Gottlieb was the president and CEO of the Southcentral Foundation, an Alaska Native Healthcare Organization.

Life

She graduated from Alaska Pacific University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, a master's degree in business administration, and an honorary doctorate.

Southcentral Foundation's Nuka system of health care grew from fewer than 100 employees to more than 2,000; and from an operating budget of about $3 million to $323 million. Funding for SCF is 45 percent from the Indian Health Service, 50 percent from third party insurers or Medicaid, and the remaining 5 percent from foundation or grants. Gottlieb resigned from her position at SCF on August 3, 2020, two weeks after the organization fired three dentists, including her husband Kevin Gottlieb for falsifying health records.

Awards

• 2015 Baldrige Foundation Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award
• 2013 National Indian Health Board Award
• 2004 MacArthur Fellows Program